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  • Nashville: Explore the city; visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; attend a live recording at the Grand Ole Opry
  • Memphis: Explore the "Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll."
  • Graceland: Visit Elvis Presley's estate, collections and gravesite.
  • Natchez: Tour the city and visit a historical antebellum mansion.
  • Frogmore Plantation: Learn about past and present cotton production.
  • Oak Alley: Visit this historic plantation and tour the beautiful mansion.
  • New Orleans: Stroll with a guide through the historic French Quarter and Garden District; visit an above-ground cemetery.
  
  

DAY 1: ARRIVE NASHVILLE (2)
Welcome to Music City! Take your complimentary transfer to the tour hotel. Your Tour Director will be on hand this afternoon to greet you and answer any questions you may have about the exciting days ahead. At 6 p.m., gather at the hotel with your Tour Director and fellow travelling companions for a Welcome Reception. Hotel: Gaylord Opryland Resort (MD) (2 nights)

DAY 2: NASHVILLE SIGHTSEEING – LYNCHBURG – GRAND OLE OPRY
This morning, explore the world's country music capital starting with Music Row, the heart of Nashville's entertainment industry and home to a number of record labels, radio stations and recording studios such as RCA's legendary Studio B. Also see historic Printers Alley, the Wildhorse Saloon and the historic Ryman Auditorium, host of performances by all-time greats including Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks. Then head to picturesque Lynchburg for a visit to the Jack Daniel's Distillery. Your host and whiskey expert share tales about "Mr. Jack," the man who created the famous Tennessee whiskey. Watch and learn about the whiskey-making process as it happens, from the iron-free spring that churns the water for the whiskey to the barrel rooms where it slowly ages. You'll then be treated to a 'Be My Guest' Lunch with each course based on the perfect ingredient… Jack Daniel's! Back in Nashville, attend a live evening recording at the Grand Ole Opry, one of the most influential live shows in country music history and the oldest continuous radio program in the United States. (FB BG)

DAY 3: NASHVILLE – MEMPHIS (2)
This morning visit the famous Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, a treasure trove of historic country video clips, recorded music, fabulous costumes, instruments and other memorabilia which tell the story of country music. Next, head to Memphis the city of soul, rhythm and blues. Enjoy a city tour and learn about Memphis' role in the birth of the Blues and Rock 'n' Roll. See Beale Street, BB King's Blues Club, the Mississippi River and the infamous Lorraine Hotel. This evening is at leisure. (FB) Hotel: Marriott Memphis Downtown (SF) (2 nights)

DAY 4: MEMPHIS – GRACELAND EXCURSION
Graceland is as much an object of pilgrimage as a museum dedicated to the late, great Elvis Presley. From the flowers and painted signs outside the gates, to the tear-streaked cheeks of fans inside, see the effects that Elvis and his music had on popular American culture. On a guided tour, marvel at the Jungle Room, the private jets, custom cars and walls full of gold and platinum records. Stroll awhile around the grounds and you just might find yourself humming “Blue Suede Shoes;” if so, don’t worry, there’s free time this afternoon to pick up a pair before joining your travelling companions for a down-home Memphis Barbecue Highlight Dinner. (FB HD)

DAY 5: MEMPHIS – NATCHEZ
Enter the state of Mississippi and head downriver to Natchez, a charming town located on a bluff above the Mississippi River. Hundreds of 19th century southern homes still grace the bluff, lovingly preserved to their antebellum grandeur. View the best sights in town and join a guided tour of Stanton Hall, the palatial home of a Mississippi cotton broker, built just before the Civil War. Learn about the gracious lifestyle that existed once upon a time in old Natchez. Tonight, enjoy a Highlight Dinner at a beautiful Natchez mansion, where the elegant service, atmosphere and garb of our hosts bring us back to that bygone era. (FB HD)

DAY 6: NATCHEZ – OAK ALLEY - NEW ORLEANS (3)
Along the river lie the great cotton fields of the south. Stop at Frogmore Plantation & Gins to learn about the White Gold of the Mississippi Delta. With your costumed hosts, tour a reconstructed 19th-century plantation and compare it to the modern-day operation that produces more than 900 bales of cotton each day. Then, marvel at Oak Alley Plantation’s canopy of 300-year-old live oak trees. In this grand dame of antebellum mansions, learn about the lives of the plantation owners. Late this afternoon, arrive in New Orleans and enjoy the evening at leisure. Laissez les bon temps rouler! (FB) Hotel: New Orleans Marriott (SF)

FB = Full Breakfast CB = Continental Breakfast L = Lunch HL = Highlight Lunch D = Dinner HD = Hightlight Dinner BD = Buffet Dinner BG = Be My Guest FD = Farewell Dinner